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Music on the Rock at Burpee Museum of Natural History

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Wed, Jun 05 – Wed, Aug 21, 2024 • 5:30pm - 8:30pm

737 North Main Street, Rockford, IL 61103

Come on out to a free music event on the banks of the Rock River at Burpee Museum of Natural History! Relax and enjoy food and drink with friends and family at our beautiful outdoor theater from 5:30 to 8:30 pm.

Music on the Rock is a free music event on select summer Wednesdays on the banks of the Rock River at Burpee Museum of Natural History. The outdoor theater provides a spectacular location for relaxing and enjoying food and drink with friends and family. Join us for a rockin' good time!

Rain location includes indoor option on Burpee's campus.

This year's schedule:

June 5 | Toronzo Cannon 
June 12 | Damon Fowler 
June 19 | Sheryl Youngblood 
June 26 | Mike Wheeler 
July 3 | Ivy Ford
July 10 | Jimmy Nick & Don't Tell Mama & Joe Filisko Harp Workshop
July 17 | Nick Moss 
July 24 | Cash Box Kings 
July 31 | Stephen Hull & Wheatbread Johnson BITS Program 
August 7 | Chris O' Leary 
August 14 | Dig 3 
August 21 | Reverend Raven and the CSABs w/ Westside Andy Linderman 

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